Patents by Inventor Michael Zaiser

Michael Zaiser has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8979618
    Abstract: A polishing tool for processing an optical surface of a spectacle lens, having a carrier body and a polishing film, an elastic layer being arranged between said polishing film and said carrier body. Further, there is provision for a surface of said polishing film, which surface is active during processing, to decrease in size in an edge region of said polishing film outwards in said radial direction. Furthermore, an apparatus is provided for polishing an optical surface of a spectacle lens having a polishing tool as described above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
    Inventors: Gerd Nowak, Michael Zaiser
  • Publication number: 20110275295
    Abstract: A polishing tool for processing an optical surface of a spectacle lens, having a carrier body and a polishing film, an elastic layer being arranged between said polishing film and said carrier body. Further, there is provision for a surface of said polishing film, which surface is active during processing, to decrease in size in an edge region of said polishing film outwards in said radial direction. Furthermore, an apparatus is provided for polishing an optical surface of a spectacle lens having a polishing tool as described above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Inventors: Gerd Nowak, Michael Zaiser
  • Patent number: 7749051
    Abstract: In the case of a method and an apparatus for manually aligning ophthalmic spectacle lenses (5), in particular semifinished products of progressive lenses, the spectacle lens is held for the purpose of machining the free side of the spectacle lens by a first holder via a connecting material situated therebetween. The holder is inserted into a cutout of a retaining device, the free side being machined. After machining of the free side of the spectacle lens, the first holder is inserted into a cutout of an adapter part that is provided with markings. Thereafter, the spectacle lens is aligned with the aid of the markings of the adapter part, the spectacle lens being held in a second holder via a further connecting material situated therebetween. The second holder is subsequently inserted in the retaining device. Finally, the first holder is removed from the spectacle lens together with the adapter part and the connecting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2010
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss SMT AG
    Inventor: Michael Zaiser
  • Patent number: 7611242
    Abstract: In a method for the parallax-free centering of an optical element, in particular a semifinished product of a future spectacle lens, on a holder of a centering or mounting device, the optical element is provided with engravings, anti centering of the optical element is performed with the aid of the engravings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Zaiser
  • Publication number: 20080079896
    Abstract: In a method for the parallax-free centering of an optical element, in particular a semifinished product of a future spectacle lens, on a holder of a centering or mounting device, the optical element is provided with engravings, and centering of the optical element is performed with the aid of the engravings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventor: Michael Zaiser
  • Patent number: 7306334
    Abstract: In a method for the parallax-free centering of an optical element, in particular a semifinished product of a future spectacle lens, on a holder of a centering or mounting device, the optical element is provided with engravings. The centering of the optical element is performed with the aid of the engravings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2007
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Zaiser
  • Patent number: 7150528
    Abstract: In a method for the parallax-free centering of an optical element, in particular a semifinished product of a future spectacle lens, on a holder of a centering or mounting device, the optical element is provided with engravings. The centering of the optical element is performed with the aid of the engravings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
    Inventor: Michael Zaiser
  • Publication number: 20060221300
    Abstract: In a method for the parallax-free centering of an optical element, in particular a semifinished product of a future spectacle lens, on a holder of a centering or mounting device, the optical element is provided with engravings. The centering of the optical element is performed with the aid of the engravings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Michael Zaiser
  • Patent number: 7083279
    Abstract: A process and an apparatus are used for making spectacle lenses from plastic material. The spectacle lenses are worked by working plastic material blanks as a function of data representing the surface of the finished spectacle lens as well as work process parameters. The plastic material blanks are worked in one of a plurality of de-centralized units. For individualized spectacle lenses the data are computed in a central unit as first data and are transmitted to the decentralized unit, and for non-individualized spectacle lenses the data are read out of a first memory in the decentralized unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Carl Zeiss Vision GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Haidl, Michael Mertin, Michael Zaiser
  • Publication number: 20060005914
    Abstract: In a method of machining a blank or a semifinished product (1) of a subsequent optical element, in particular an eyeglass lens, the blank or the semifinished product (1) is held on a surface (5) of a mounting device (3) for machining the free side of the blank or the semifinished product (1). The mounting device (3) is inserted into a holding device. An adhesive connection is introduced between the blank or the semifinished product (1) and the mounting device (3), the mounting device (3) being adapted to the radius of that surface (5) of the blank or of the semifinished product (1) which is connected to the mounting device (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2003
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Norbert Blum, Michael Zaiser
  • Publication number: 20050286017
    Abstract: In a method for the parallax-free centering of an optical element, in particular a semifinished product of a future spectacle lens, on a holder of a centering or mounting device, the optical element is provided with engravings. The centering of the optical element is performed with the aid of the engravings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventor: Michael Zaiser
  • Publication number: 20050189664
    Abstract: A process and an apparatus are used for making spectacle lenses from plastic material. The spectacle lenses are worked by working plastic material blanks as a function of data representing the surface of the finished spectacle lens as well as work process parameters. The plastic material blanks are worked in one of a plurality of de-centralized units. For individualized spectacle lenses the data are computed in a central unit as first data and are transmitted to the decentralized unit, and for non-individualized spectacle lenses the data are read out of a first memory in the decentralized unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: September 1, 2005
    Inventors: Markus Haidl, Michael Mertin, Michael Zaiser
  • Publication number: 20050168691
    Abstract: In the case of a method and an apparatus for manually aligning ophthalmic spectacle lenses (5), in particular semifinished products of progressive lenses, the spectacle lens is held for the purpose of machining the free side of the spectacle lens by a first holder via a connecting material situated therebetween. The holder is inserted into a cutout of a retaining device, the free side being machined. After machining of the free side of the spectacle lens, the first holder is inserted into a cutout of an adapter part that is provided with markings. Thereafter, the spectacle lens is aligned with the aid of the markings of the adapter part, the spectacle lens being held in a second holder via a further connecting material situated therebetween. The second holder is subsequently inserted in the retaining device. Finally, the first holder is removed from the spectacle lens together with the adapter part and the connecting material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2003
    Publication date: August 4, 2005
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss SMT AG
    Inventor: Michael Zaiser